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Fan Fiction is part memoir, part noir pastiche and maybe a little bit true. Is it a great work? No. Is it a lot of fun? Yes. Is it a book that could only have been written by Brent Spiner? Absolutely.

Kate Mulgrews iconic Captain Kathryn Janeway character joins the ranks of EXO-6s deluxe "Star Trek" lineup from "Star Trek: Voyager."

Digital and human ways of thinking.

Why you shouldn’t think Miro’s newfound success was part of some master plan.

29 March 2021 Here are two related questions about the relationship between digital technology – to illustrate, I’ll say ‘AI’ – and humans: what can AI do that humans can’t? and what can humans do that AI can’t? They’re questions that will become more and more important over the next decade. What can AI do that humans can’t (or won’t)? The first is maybe easier to answer. The processing power that’s available today/tomorrow means that computers, AI, datafication can/will a...

Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Investing (Mastery through deliberate practice), Technology (Why your bank's systems keep failing), Business (Secrets of successful listening), and Obituary (Katharine Whitehorn and Mahinder Watsa - Counsels of imperfection)

Credit: Designed by Rob Grom for St. Martins Press The cover, designed by Rob Grom, evokes the many genres that the book dovetails between — the lipstick-kissed envelope calls up a thriller/noir element, for example, while an image of a young Brent Spiner-dressed-as-Data looks like it was created out of cut-out of pieces of paper, very similar to those used in a ransom note. Despite those dark evocations, however, the look of Spiner also suggests that the book will be a humorous read as wel...